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in dozens of ceremonies this weekend katrina survivors remember katrina's dead and their own true grit. katrina was the near death of a major city. americans elsewhere watched spellbound and outraged. the desperation. >> and they will not give us nothing. >> they're shooting you for water. they're raping you. >> reporter: the martial law. >> hey! >> reporter: the air sea rescues. for days thousands of people, scared and scarred were cut off from hope itself. (cheers and applause) >> mitchell: joyce is the face of this city's never say die spirit. on katrina's anniversary weekend she finally got her house back. rebuilt by volunteers. >> this is my hallway. ah! a tub, a bathtub. >> reporter: she's earned a good, long soak. for almost five years this was home. a fema trailer on her front lawn. >> and i'm forever grateful that i can get back in my house today. this is my friends forever. >> reporter: that gratitude and resilience also mark this march through the city's lower ninth ward. but three fourths of the homes here were never rebuilt. 100,000 people who fled the city have never come
in dozens of ceremonies this weekend katrina survivors remember katrina's dead and their own true grit. katrina was the near death of a major city. americans elsewhere watched spellbound and outraged. the desperation. >> and they will not give us nothing. >> they're shooting you for water. they're raping you. >> reporter: the martial law. >> hey! >> reporter: the air sea rescues. for days thousands of people, scared and scarred were cut off from hope itself....
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during katrina, this superdome was a symbol of despair. now rebuilt, it shows how far this city has come. summertime and the living is easier in new orleans. the saints are n.f.l. champions. their superdome is an icon of the city's rebirth. that was unthinkable back in 2005. new orleans was drowning. 24,000 katrina refugees wandered into the superdome and were trapped inside horror. >> it was an absolute cesspool. just a living hell. >> reporter: doug thornton, the superdome's general manager, recalls the building itself was left for dead. how damaged was this roof in the end? >> 70% of the roof membrane was blown off. >> reporter: rebuilding would cost $250 million. naysayers included thornton's own wife denice. >> spend millions of dollars to rebuild a stadium when most of the people are homeless. it didn't make sense. >> reporter: but it did to city and state leaders. to jump start downtown business and inspire others to rebuild. 13 months after katrina, the superdome had a new roof, new field, new life. a huge success. >> it was like e
during katrina, this superdome was a symbol of despair. now rebuilt, it shows how far this city has come. summertime and the living is easier in new orleans. the saints are n.f.l. champions. their superdome is an icon of the city's rebirth. that was unthinkable back in 2005. new orleans was drowning. 24,000 katrina refugees wandered into the superdome and were trapped inside horror. >> it was an absolute cesspool. just a living hell. >> reporter: doug thornton, the superdome's...
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hit, so the katrina is behind us. >> when hurricane katrina hit godfrey's home was swamped by storm waters and he rode out the storm in a repair center for the transit system. >> and you thought this yard was safe, right? >> never had flooded before. >> it did this time, sub meshing buses and 32 streetcars were lost. >> i actually stayed here and watched them go underwater and it was a helpless feeling. didn't know if i would ever see them again. >> it took a year and a half to replace the wiring and rebuild each mahogany seat by hand. now the cars like the city itself are back on track. >> katrina is still more than just a memory in the lower ninth ward, abandoned homes and empty lots still scar the area, but tourism, trade and oil have given the city a strong economic foothold. sales tax collections are up 15 percent in the last two years, six percent higher than before katrina. louisiana is one of only six states with more people employed now than before the great recession, and new orleans is the fastest growing city in america. >> bruce godfrey loves the idea of the city's firs
hit, so the katrina is behind us. >> when hurricane katrina hit godfrey's home was swamped by storm waters and he rode out the storm in a repair center for the transit system. >> and you thought this yard was safe, right? >> never had flooded before. >> it did this time, sub meshing buses and 32 streetcars were lost. >> i actually stayed here and watched them go underwater and it was a helpless feeling. didn't know if i would ever see them again. >> it took a...
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and children of katrina. they survived the hurricane... >> where's fema? >> reporter: four years later their wounds have not yet fully healed. >> we saw a man who was holding his daughter in his hand and she died in his hand so it made me feel bad. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. the story was already strange enough. an 11-year-old girl kidnapped 18 years ago in california suddenly reappears and the couple who allegedly took her are charged with 29 counts of forcible abduction, rape, and false imprisonment. now a new turn. police searched the couple's home for evidence in the murders of several prostitutes. john blackstone has the latest on the investigation and how officials missed chances to break the case. >> reporter: across a neighbor's fence, the secret backyard prison seems to be a jumble of tents and trash. it is here that for 18 years jaycee dugard was held captive and apparently where she gave birth to two children. damon robinson lives next door. >> it re
and children of katrina. they survived the hurricane... >> where's fema? >> reporter: four years later their wounds have not yet fully healed. >> we saw a man who was holding his daughter in his hand and she died in his hand so it made me feel bad. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. the story was already strange enough. an 11-year-old girl kidnapped 18 years ago in...
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and post-katrina. before this storm, this was a cultural center. filled with all that you could see, all that you could taste, all that you could hear. but in the days, months and years after the storm, there was a question whether all of that would survive. >> reporter: new orleans has always been defined by its music and its food. but it will also forever be identified with the legacy of katrina. and its long struggle back from near destruction. >> it's hard not to think about that storm every day. >> reporter: jeremy davenport has been playing jazz here for more than two decades. after the hurricane, he left with nothing. >> it was a nightmare. i left with a pair of underwear and a t-shirt and toothbrush. my life as i knew it disappeared. as soon as those levees broke. >> reporter: but he did return to utter devastation. >> i remember -- i remember that feeling of lawlessness. i mean, you could drive 100 miles an hour down the road because there was no one here. >> reporter: new orleans had been dea
and post-katrina. before this storm, this was a cultural center. filled with all that you could see, all that you could taste, all that you could hear. but in the days, months and years after the storm, there was a question whether all of that would survive. >> reporter: new orleans has always been defined by its music and its food. but it will also forever be identified with the legacy of katrina. and its long struggle back from near destruction. >> it's hard not to think about...
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. >>> five years after katrina. a city of pain, survival, persistence and hope for recovery early this saturday persistence and hope for recovery early this saturday morning, august 28th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> hi, everyone, welcome to the early show. i'm chris wragge. >> good morning. i'm erica hill. >> of course we will go to washington for a little preview of today's big glenn beck rally. and paris hilton busted for cocaine in las vegas. a report on that as well. >> first we head to new orleans where dave price is standing by. of course it's the five-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. dave, good morning. >> good morning to both of you. it's hard to believe it has been five years. there's a clear line of demarkation here, not only in the landscape of new orleans and the gulf coast but in the lives of the people who live here. there is life before katrina and life after. we'll look back and we'll examine where we are now and it's all coming up in the next two hours or so. in the meantime, chris, bac
. >>> five years after katrina. a city of pain, survival, persistence and hope for recovery early this saturday persistence and hope for recovery early this saturday morning, august 28th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> hi, everyone, welcome to the early show. i'm chris wragge. >> good morning. i'm erica hill. >> of course we will go to washington for a little preview of today's big glenn beck rally. and paris hilton busted for cocaine in las vegas. a report on...
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folks who survived katrina are proud now. they have weathered the test of a lifetime. >> this is all over. >> smith: still to come, author kitty kelley tells all. >> you have to examine the most intimate parts of someone's life. ♪ just a small town girl >> couric: but up next, they're playing our song. wcwcwcwc >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ sweet caroline >> it's sunday morning on cbs and here again is harry smith. >> smith: among the most talkd- about nominees at tonight's emmy awards the tv show glee all about a high school chorus. it's nominated for 19 emmys. why the fuss? mo rocca now sings the praises of singing. >> reporter: how is this? trumpet playing high
folks who survived katrina are proud now. they have weathered the test of a lifetime. >> this is all over. >> smith: still to come, author kitty kelley tells all. >> you have to examine the most intimate parts of someone's life. ♪ just a small town girl >> couric: but up next, they're playing our song. wcwcwcwc >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on...
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hurricane katrina. katrina devastated new orleans, a city still trying to get back on its feet. manuel gallegus reports. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: a french quarter funeral new orleans style for katrina. mourners say it's time to bury the old girl and with her the grief of the past five years. >> just bury the memories. >> come out and be part of the celebration. >> reporter: post-k, new orleans is a city of contrast. the government invested $15 billion to build a 350-mile perimeter of levees, flood gates and pumping stations. tourism is back if the french quarter, about 80% of what it was five years ago. and another trend, many have come here to find opportunity, like twin brothers matt and can dan, who have more eating and air work than they can keep up with. >> i'm hoping this is a great neighborhood by the time we're done. >> reporter: but even as new houses are being built, it's estimated a third of the city's liveable home, some 50,000 like this one, are vacant. now the population is down about 100,000 compared to before the storm. more than 800 louisiana families are
hurricane katrina. katrina devastated new orleans, a city still trying to get back on its feet. manuel gallegus reports. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: a french quarter funeral new orleans style for katrina. mourners say it's time to bury the old girl and with her the grief of the past five years. >> just bury the memories. >> come out and be part of the celebration. >> reporter: post-k, new orleans is a city of contrast. the government invested $15 billion to build a...
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across the gulf region, 320 million trees were lost to katrina. now five years later, bit of green in new orleans are proof that recovery is growing. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: monique pelee is used to making special deliveries. but these days, the former new orleans mail courier is handling much bigger packages. her history with trees began when hurricane katrina changed new orleans' landscape for ever. >> complete and utter devastation. >> reporter: like so many others, monique felt despair in the face of so much destruction. >> thought this is what armageddon looks like. hardly anything was standing. trees were just everywhere. >> reporter: she began sewing the seeds of her life's mission. she quit her job and sold her home to help. >> i don't have any carpentry skills but i know how to applicant a tree. >> reporter: she combined her desire tow help with her lifelong dream to walk the appalachian trail and hike for katrina was born. for every mile traveled on the nearly 2200-mile path, monique pledged to plant a tree. her nonprofit ra
across the gulf region, 320 million trees were lost to katrina. now five years later, bit of green in new orleans are proof that recovery is growing. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: monique pelee is used to making special deliveries. but these days, the former new orleans mail courier is handling much bigger packages. her history with trees began when hurricane katrina changed new orleans' landscape for ever. >> complete and utter devastation. >> reporter: like so many...
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this is a weaker storm from katrina. it won't have the storm surge katrina did but maybe 10, 12 feet along the mississippi gulf coast and the moisture could mess up our labor day. we might be seeing some of that here. by saturday morning it will be in st. louis trashing toward illinois andeanian as we head toward sunday. we may get some in over the weekend. that's why when i showed you the seven-day, we had some questions as far as our competence level in when those showers and -- confidence level in when those showers and storms may arrive. tonight the drier air moves n. cumberland 59. 61 hagerstown. we'll get to about 70 here. tomorrow looks fantastic. high about 85. some spots will stop in the low 80s, jc. so this is going to be one of those days if you can have a long lunch or get outside, have outside work to do, take advantage of it. it is going to be perfect. another look at our forecast. here we go. it's very nice. 90 today. kind of sticky. 85 tomorrow. thursday a warm day. upper 80s but the humidity level will s
this is a weaker storm from katrina. it won't have the storm surge katrina did but maybe 10, 12 feet along the mississippi gulf coast and the moisture could mess up our labor day. we might be seeing some of that here. by saturday morning it will be in st. louis trashing toward illinois andeanian as we head toward sunday. we may get some in over the weekend. that's why when i showed you the seven-day, we had some questions as far as our competence level in when those showers and -- confidence...
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it's not expected to be as powerful as katrina. the national hurricane center is on high alert, giving hourly briefings on isaac. a tropical storm that is expected to better organize and gain strength in the gulf of mexico in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> tonight is when the conditions will start going downhill in the warning areas, so preparations need to be taken today. >> isaac should make land fall around the same time hurricane katrina roared into the gulf as a category three storm. its seven year anniversary is this wednesday. it was the worst natural disaster in u.s. history. levees in new orleans gave way to the storm surge flooding 80% of the city. leaving more than 1800 people dead and more than $80 billion in damages. the path of isaac is similar to katrina's, but the main difference is its size and strength. isaac's winds will likely be less than katrina, but most importantly, the national hurricane center says stm surges are expected to be less than half the size of katrinas. for some residents, they aren't taking any ch
it's not expected to be as powerful as katrina. the national hurricane center is on high alert, giving hourly briefings on isaac. a tropical storm that is expected to better organize and gain strength in the gulf of mexico in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> tonight is when the conditions will start going downhill in the warning areas, so preparations need to be taken today. >> isaac should make land fall around the same time hurricane katrina roared into the gulf as a category three...
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katrina was technically a category 3. all right, live look outside. very nice evening, brought to you by michael and son. 88 degrees. dew point is down. 65. pressure down a little bit, too. 30.00 inches of mercury and winds out of the south, southwest at 9. we'll zoom down now to isaac. he's already producing a lot of showers and storms across most of florida and yeah, this is actually all associated with isaac and bands of rain. has yet to hit the new orleans area and southern louisiana, but they are hours away from big bands of rain. there's our cold front. that rolls through tomorrow. has a little bit to it. showers and storms back in the ohio valley, but as far as we are concerned, we are in fine shape. maybe a shower late tonight after midnight. all right, next three days, we'll keep it code green. 89 tomorrow. isolated storm. fantastic on wednesday. perfect day on wednesday. 85. skins in town. and 91, hotter on thursday, but still code green. now, the next seven days, hot on friday. we're back in the mid 90s on friday. going to be short lived an
katrina was technically a category 3. all right, live look outside. very nice evening, brought to you by michael and son. 88 degrees. dew point is down. 65. pressure down a little bit, too. 30.00 inches of mercury and winds out of the south, southwest at 9. we'll zoom down now to isaac. he's already producing a lot of showers and storms across most of florida and yeah, this is actually all associated with isaac and bands of rain. has yet to hit the new orleans area and southern louisiana, but...
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these two people met at volunteers as a shelter during katrina seven years ago. tonight they need help. >> up north they say, well, call me if you need help. down here they say when are you going to do it? i mean,... >> reporter: that's why you stay. the government resources have shown up in positions outside the hurricane zones. 1.3 million meals ready to eat. 1.4 million bottles of water and 17,000 carts. scott, we've been told seven states have put their urban rescue teams on standby just in case. >> pelley: byron, thank you. david bernard is the chief meteorologist at cbs miami station wfor and our cbs news hurricane consultant. david, what can you tell us at this point? >> we can see from byron's report those tropical storm conditions are spreading not only across the new orleans area, scott, but all across the gulf coast and the mississippi and also in to alabama. the latest advisory from the hurricane center has this as an 80 miles per hour storm about 100 miles southeast of new orleans. it's going to slowly move across the state tomorrow, tomorrow night a
these two people met at volunteers as a shelter during katrina seven years ago. tonight they need help. >> up north they say, well, call me if you need help. down here they say when are you going to do it? i mean,... >> reporter: that's why you stay. the government resources have shown up in positions outside the hurricane zones. 1.3 million meals ready to eat. 1.4 million bottles of water and 17,000 carts. scott, we've been told seven states have put their urban rescue teams on...
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also tonight, katrina five years later. new orleans rebuilds homes and storm barriers while some officials rerebuild their reputations. bucked eye battlefield. what the contest in one district in one state means for the midterm elections. and fast times in laguna beach. the latest crazy in california is speed boarding. >> just try to take corners as fast as we can. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. we begin tonight with two rallies in washington, and while neither was billed as political they mark two sides of a deep political divide. at the lincoln memorial, tens of thousands gathered to hear tea party favorites glenn beck and sarah palin. across town, civil rights lead leaders led by the reverend al sharpton held their own gathering. wrapping up the events tonight, nancy cordes in washington. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: jeff, good evening. according to a tally commissioned by cbs news, roughly 87,000 people gathered here at this event today, thronging b
also tonight, katrina five years later. new orleans rebuilds homes and storm barriers while some officials rerebuild their reputations. bucked eye battlefield. what the contest in one district in one state means for the midterm elections. and fast times in laguna beach. the latest crazy in california is speed boarding. >> just try to take corners as fast as we can. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. we begin...
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hurricane katrina and rita we got back on our feet. this is a generous country, americans love each other. i want to thanks folks from all states that came into our state, continue to help us rebuild. are we ready? we're better prepared than ever before. stronger levees are importantly people have game plan, we have facilities with generators with fuel. we've got health care facilities that know how to evacuate ahead of time. we musn't become complacent. we invested record amounts at the state level, continue to work on that, we are better prepared than ever before. we say every hurricane season it is pray for the best, prepare for the worst, that's what we have coin south louisiana. >> dickerson: quickly governor, you've seen this from the governor's perspective also thinking about the presidency, what would you have done differently than president george w. bush did? >> several failures at every level of government, federal, state and local. no point looking back, we need to be looking forward, i want to emphasize, the american peopl
hurricane katrina and rita we got back on our feet. this is a generous country, americans love each other. i want to thanks folks from all states that came into our state, continue to help us rebuild. are we ready? we're better prepared than ever before. stronger levees are importantly people have game plan, we have facilities with generators with fuel. we've got health care facilities that know how to evacuate ahead of time. we musn't become complacent. we invested record amounts at the state...
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hurricane katrina is still punishing thousands of its victims on the gulf coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 26, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you. thanks for joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. this morning, 33 men trapped inside a men in chile are showing us what their life is like. they're jammed together in a tunnel nearly half a mile underground. chile's government has released a video shot by miners as officials continue to work on a rescue that could take months. randall pinkston is in washington with that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. before we get to that video, a point here, the mining accident is forcing the chilean government to take a look at it's own role in forcing safety rules. but as you say, right now the focus is on rescuing those trapped men. 2300 feet underground the 33 trapped miners are doing everything they can to keep their spirits up. i'd like to say hello to my grandchildren, this man says, and all my family. these new images offer the best l
hurricane katrina is still punishing thousands of its victims on the gulf coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 26, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you. thanks for joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. this morning, 33 men trapped inside a men in chile are showing us what their life is like. they're jammed together in a tunnel nearly half a mile underground. chile's government has released a video shot by miners as...
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just like he did after hurricane katrina. compliment him you can, just don't call him a hero. >> the heroes are the people that have been flooded out. the heroes are the gallery furniture up pl furniture employees the unsinkable. forget, democart, republican, all coming together in the spirit of solidarity. we are texans we are about helping each other. >> there is a tremble in your voice. >> it's what i believe. who i am, what i do. if it's what my wife and i are trying to teach our children. service above self. >> david begnaud, cbs news, houston. >> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. for demarco morgan in houston, i'm anthony mason in new york. thank you for watching. this is the cbs "overnight news." >> good evening, i'm anthony mason in new york. >> i'm demarco morgan in houston. the sun finally came out here today. but the danger is far from over. the death toll has risen to now, at least 21.
just like he did after hurricane katrina. compliment him you can, just don't call him a hero. >> the heroes are the people that have been flooded out. the heroes are the gallery furniture up pl furniture employees the unsinkable. forget, democart, republican, all coming together in the spirit of solidarity. we are texans we are about helping each other. >> there is a tremble in your voice. >> it's what i believe. who i am, what i do. if it's what my wife and i are trying to...
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more than half the size of katrina's surge. which led to devastating flooding seven years ago. >>> we have much more on isaac and its track at wusa9.com. you can follow the storm, down load our hurricane tracker, and see photo galleries from along the gulf coast. >>> the republican national convention kicked off in tampa today and at the top of the agenda, pushing the ticket to the white house. >> we have a message for america. elect mitt romney and paul ryan and they will get this country working again. >> and the delegates aren't wasting much time. they approved a new platform that will bar abortions and reshape medicare. virginia governor addressed the delegates earlier today and tonight, delegates are expected to make mitt romney the official republican nominee and then they'll hear from his wife, ann, and new jersey's governor, chris cristie. congress member, paul ryan, is expected to accept his nomination as vice president tomorrow and romney himself addresses the convention and accepts his nomination thursday night. bruc
more than half the size of katrina's surge. which led to devastating flooding seven years ago. >>> we have much more on isaac and its track at wusa9.com. you can follow the storm, down load our hurricane tracker, and see photo galleries from along the gulf coast. >>> the republican national convention kicked off in tampa today and at the top of the agenda, pushing the ticket to the white house. >> we have a message for america. elect mitt romney and paul ryan and they...
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byron pitts was in new orleans following katrina and he's there again tonight. byron? >> reporter: well, scott, we've heard the same thing all day from people on the street, the army corps of engineers, the mayor of new orleans. they all say "we're ready." from the city's war room to the long lines in and around new orleans "ready" means different things in different places. southeast of the city in st. charles parish there is a mandatory evacuation with some 54,000 residents told to hit the road. but authorities say too many will do what david hogg is doing. >> yeah, it worries me. scared, but it worries the heck out of me. but i think i'm going to stay. >> reporter: eight parishes along louisiana's coast are now under some form of evacuation. many of them places still scarred, still recovering from hurricane katrina and the $81 billion in property damage. more than 1,800 people were killed along the gulf coast. in new orleans, the levy system failed. the local, state, and federal response wasted precious time and lives. >> first of all, we are mindful of the fact tha
byron pitts was in new orleans following katrina and he's there again tonight. byron? >> reporter: well, scott, we've heard the same thing all day from people on the street, the army corps of engineers, the mayor of new orleans. they all say "we're ready." from the city's war room to the long lines in and around new orleans "ready" means different things in different places. southeast of the city in st. charles parish there is a mandatory evacuation with some 54,000...
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and five years after hurricane katrina, has anything changed for the residents of the gulf coast? we'll be right back. it's 4:53. when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. montgomery county is taking steps to make students safer while they walk to and from white oak middle school. the campus sits on new hampshire avenue in silver springs and many drivers ignore the speed limit. officials announced 25 new locations for speed cameras across montgomery county including new hampshire avenue. here is county executive describing what police recorded on that section over a span of just seven days. >> more than 6000 vehicles were traveling at rates of speed of 61 miles an hour right here at this spot. >> he says traditional ways of enforcing speed limits simply haven't done the job in that area. for a complete list of where the new 25 speed camera locations are in montgomery county go to wusa9.com and click on extras. >>> d.c. restaurants versus mo
and five years after hurricane katrina, has anything changed for the residents of the gulf coast? we'll be right back. it's 4:53. when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. montgomery county is taking steps to make students safer while they walk to and from white oak middle school. the campus sits on new hampshire avenue in silver springs and...
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>> katrina was a category five in the gulf. this is not even a hurricane yet. likely will get there but a minimal hurricane category one over the next couple of hours. so it doesn't have that tremendous storm surge and the winds too. the levee system after seven years and billions of dollars should be far better shape. so i don't have the expectation that this will be anything close to what katrina did as far as the flooding. there will be some damage, however. the rains may be a problem, especially in mississippi. here's a look at isaac right now showing you the radar presentation. we're trying to -- starting to see maybe an eye trying to form. this is about 120 miles southeast of the mouth of the mississippi river. definite circulation showing up now with some heavy showers and storms mainly in the gulf of mexico. we're watching it try to rotate back toward land. this will move inland as we go over the next few hours and the winds will pick up. isaac is forecast to strengthen a little bit between now and landfall sometime late tonight in southeast, louisiana.
>> katrina was a category five in the gulf. this is not even a hurricane yet. likely will get there but a minimal hurricane category one over the next couple of hours. so it doesn't have that tremendous storm surge and the winds too. the levee system after seven years and billions of dollars should be far better shape. so i don't have the expectation that this will be anything close to what katrina did as far as the flooding. there will be some damage, however. the rains may be a problem,...
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and seven years after katrina, new orleans is still rebuilding. when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. i you're suffering from constipation, miralax or metamucil may take days to work. for faster relief, try dulcolac laxative tablets. dulcolac provides gentle relief overnight unlike miralax and metamucil that can take up to 3 days. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. i have the flu... i took theraflu, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is theraflu doesn't treat your cough. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a cough suppressant. great. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus severe c
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-- katrina hit the coast. and now tom for man looks at whether the levees will protect the city from another powerful storm. >> reporter: all around new orleans the federal government's latest promise to keep this city safe from the next big storm is rising. >> we're doing about 15-20 years of construction work in 36 months. >> reporter: the army corp of engineers is supervising construction of this two mile long south surge across one major waterway. and improvement to pumping stations and hundreds of mileys of levees and flood walls he admits that were all of which never should have been. >> the walls out here are much, much stronger. >> no doubt about it. in every way they are much stronger and more robust. >> public safety is the top priority of the united states army corp of engineers. >> reporter: in promotional videos by the corp, the improvements are billed aztec no logical marvels, anchored by pilings driven deep into the earth, reinforced with clay, rock and concrete. a series of natural barriers suc
-- katrina hit the coast. and now tom for man looks at whether the levees will protect the city from another powerful storm. >> reporter: all around new orleans the federal government's latest promise to keep this city safe from the next big storm is rising. >> we're doing about 15-20 years of construction work in 36 months. >> reporter: the army corp of engineers is supervising construction of this two mile long south surge across one major waterway. and improvement to...
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and 10 years after katrina, thousands still cannot go home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. displawr good evening. scott is on assignment. in roanoke, virginia, a tv newscast interrupted by violence yesterday returned to the air today and honored reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward who were gunned down by a former colleague. fellow journalists continued to pay tribute, posting images of tv news live
and 10 years after katrina, thousands still cannot go home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. displawr good evening. scott is on assignment. in roanoke, virginia, a tv newscast interrupted by violence yesterday returned to the air today and honored reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward who were gunned down by a former colleague. fellow journalists continued to pay tribute, posting images of tv news live
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after katrina received something called other needs assistance for personal property lost during the storm and flood. in2007 fema says it began an internal review of students in dorms who received those funds. fema says it did not contact students whose cases were under review to avoid unsnows stress in the event the payments turned out to be proper. fema decidedallen's payment was not proper although the reasons why were made unclear. meanwhile in2011, congress pass the the disaster assistance fairness act which provided applicants like allen the opportunity to have their debt waived. femasays it contacted everyone who was eligible to file a waiver by mail. but that window closed in september of 2012. and allenmissed it. well, he claims he never heard a word about fema wanting its money back until earlier this year. when a collection letter from the treasury showed up at his current address. . >> you know, like why did you give me this money if you're like oh it's an accident and you don't deserve it. it was sopainful i cried so much. icalled the suicide hotline because i didn't wan
after katrina received something called other needs assistance for personal property lost during the storm and flood. in2007 fema says it began an internal review of students in dorms who received those funds. fema says it did not contact students whose cases were under review to avoid unsnows stress in the event the payments turned out to be proper. fema decidedallen's payment was not proper although the reasons why were made unclear. meanwhile in2011, congress pass the the disaster assistance...
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katrina. >> question. this isn't the only political strategist likening the gulf to katrina. karl rove made the same point in an op-ed piece. why the bipartisan harmony? >> they were pushing from day one calling this another katrina and crying wolf because on the one hand they're saying obama's been too iapetusive into private enterprise. now they are saying why isn't he taking over bp? >> does it look bad for obama? >> i think he can retrieve the situation. i think he's begun to do that with the visit to the gulf and the press conference. also, i don't think people are blaming him, you know, for the leak or even the fact that it hasn't been stopped yet, but they want a sense that the administration is mobilized for a cleanup that is likely to take -- excuse me, likely to take years. what he should have done is immediately name a high commissioner, somebody like colin powell, dunk brinkley the historian who lives in the area is saying you need an authority figure who can go out to the microphones every day
katrina. >> question. this isn't the only political strategist likening the gulf to katrina. karl rove made the same point in an op-ed piece. why the bipartisan harmony? >> they were pushing from day one calling this another katrina and crying wolf because on the one hand they're saying obama's been too iapetusive into private enterprise. now they are saying why isn't he taking over bp? >> does it look bad for obama? >> i think he can retrieve the situation. i think he's...
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area several years but decided after hurricane katrina he wanted to do something for this area. he started the st. bernard project. zach, good to have you here. what is the st. bernard project? >> thanks for being here. welcome to new orleans. the st. bernard project is an organization that rebuilds homes for survivors of hurricane katrina and of disasters around the country. >> reporter: 7 1/2 years later how much still needs to be done as far as rebuilding homes here in new orleans? >> there's a tremendous amount of work left to do here in new orleans. it's a great place to host the super bowl. the business community is fantastic but we have over 6,000 american families who own homes and i'll say it again because it should cause a disconnect. there's 6,000 american families who own homes who can't afford to rebuild them. we have 130 families on our waiting list and we get 10 calls a week from people who own homes who can't afford to rebuild them. the average age of people seeking help is 61 years old. >> reporter: that's pretty tough to start all over again at that age. becaus
area several years but decided after hurricane katrina he wanted to do something for this area. he started the st. bernard project. zach, good to have you here. what is the st. bernard project? >> thanks for being here. welcome to new orleans. the st. bernard project is an organization that rebuilds homes for survivors of hurricane katrina and of disasters around the country. >> reporter: 7 1/2 years later how much still needs to be done as far as rebuilding homes here in new...
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i want to stress this is a different storm than katrina. seven years and billions of dollars later the levees should be in much better shape, along with the pumping station. but regardless any hurricane coming to southeast louisiana is a big, big problem. tampa was rather concerned with the convention in town and isaac in the gulf of mexico. with more on that, here's randall pinkston. >>> 53,000 people west of new orleans have been ordered to evacuate. many residents are heeding the warning, filling up their cars and heading inland. >> we are going to take off. we went through katrina and had a bad experience with that. >> reporter: in mississippi the surf is starting to kick up at tropical storm isaac strengthens in the gulf of mexico. >> we are forecasting it to become a hurricane. if not today then today. >> reporter: isaac is expected to become a category 1 hurricane before it hits land late tuesday or early wednesday, which is the seventh anniversary of headquarter katrina. the governors of florida, alabama, mississippi and louisiana h
i want to stress this is a different storm than katrina. seven years and billions of dollars later the levees should be in much better shape, along with the pumping station. but regardless any hurricane coming to southeast louisiana is a big, big problem. tampa was rather concerned with the convention in town and isaac in the gulf of mexico. with more on that, here's randall pinkston. >>> 53,000 people west of new orleans have been ordered to evacuate. many residents are heeding the...
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this is not like katrina, where yes it may hit new orleans but it is not like katrina. the colder cloud tops are the darker colors. the radar perspective on this, you can clearly see the center of circulation right there as it is moving wees northwest with a heavy rain band still across much of central florida. winds on the 2:00 advisory were 65 gusting to 75. don't know if it is going to be a hurricane at 8:00, it may be up to 70 or holding 65 but we'll watch it nonetheless. the latest track has it by tuesday evening, a category 2, strong one, 100 miles per hour storm just on the other side of the mississippi river. great fishing down here, this is a really cool place. with this track the water gets pushed along the gulf coast and into lake pontchartrain. it is seven years laters, the levees are a lot stronger and the pumps are a lot better. this is not katrina but clearly, it should not be taken lightly. on that track by the mississippi gulf coast is wide open to take a pounding also. >>> our bus stop forecast here in the washington metro on this monday morning, patch
this is not like katrina, where yes it may hit new orleans but it is not like katrina. the colder cloud tops are the darker colors. the radar perspective on this, you can clearly see the center of circulation right there as it is moving wees northwest with a heavy rain band still across much of central florida. winds on the 2:00 advisory were 65 gusting to 75. don't know if it is going to be a hurricane at 8:00, it may be up to 70 or holding 65 but we'll watch it nonetheless. the latest track...
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it is not katrina. i know everybody said oh, it is on the anniversary of katrina. >> and katrina had been a category 5 storm, it had time in the gulf of mexico to build up the storm surge and push that ashore. this is a smaller storm. it won't have the massive wind field or the strength, the storm surge that katrina had. it is seven years later so you have a levee system and pump system which is far better than it was. >> hopefully. >> reporter: well it should be a lot better than it was. 20 years ago hurricane andrew hit southeast louisiana. i was working in new orleans. had a top wind gust of 50 miles per hour, well this storm was about 6080 miles from us. unless you are really in the eye wall, that is where the majority of damage is going to be. i needed to make those points. needed to make those points. >> i believe you howard. >> reporter: this storm is causing problems, no question about it. and it is going to cause some problems, you can see the heavy rain this morning that continues to fall acro
it is not katrina. i know everybody said oh, it is on the anniversary of katrina. >> and katrina had been a category 5 storm, it had time in the gulf of mexico to build up the storm surge and push that ashore. this is a smaller storm. it won't have the massive wind field or the strength, the storm surge that katrina had. it is seven years later so you have a levee system and pump system which is far better than it was. >> hopefully. >> reporter: well it should be a lot better...
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as a life long saints fan or as a katrina survivor. ten feet of water left his family with next to nothing. they slept for three months in a tent or a truck. today, his life rebuilt, salande cleared trash that saints fans left befind the french quarter and also swept away a lot of personal history. is katrina finally behind this city with this victory? >> i think it is. i think it is. i don't think anybody's worrying about katrina anymore, yeah. >> reporter: would that have been the case without this victory? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: katrina put 80% of this city under water. even saints fans realize the rebuild will go on. >> it gives us something to hope for and i think that's what it's about, hoping for a better day. >> reporter: football fans know the super bowl set 16 records, m.v.p. drew brees passed for 82% of his passes successfully. that said, what matters much more to new orleans, its swagger is back. katie? >> couric: mark strassmann in new orleans tonight. mark, thank you so much. to politics now. the presidential e
as a life long saints fan or as a katrina survivor. ten feet of water left his family with next to nothing. they slept for three months in a tent or a truck. today, his life rebuilt, salande cleared trash that saints fans left befind the french quarter and also swept away a lot of personal history. is katrina finally behind this city with this victory? >> i think it is. i think it is. i don't think anybody's worrying about katrina anymore, yeah. >> reporter: would that have been the...
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that's little comfort to many here in an area still scarred by washington's botched katrina response as another disaster lurks offshore. >> a person who has been through katrina, that i got a fema trailer two and a half years after the storm. i have zero confidence in the government. >> reporter: tonight, some "wall street journal" reporters are reporting some oil experts believe that effort estimates have been way too can beative, not 5,000 barrels a day but 25,000. >> couric: i understand there are also terrifying estimates coming you out of the department of homeland security about the potential economic impact of this spill. >> reporter: right. these are worst-case scenarios, katie, but if the spill closed down the ship lane and ports around the gulf, the cost to tourism and shipping could be $40 million a day. the agency also reports the cleanup could reach $1 billion. katie, this could be an economic as well as an environmental disaster rchlts mark strassmann in venice, louisiana, tonight. mark, thank you so much. the oil slick could ruin some of america's most pristine wetland
that's little comfort to many here in an area still scarred by washington's botched katrina response as another disaster lurks offshore. >> a person who has been through katrina, that i got a fema trailer two and a half years after the storm. i have zero confidence in the government. >> reporter: tonight, some "wall street journal" reporters are reporting some oil experts believe that effort estimates have been way too can beative, not 5,000 barrels a day but 25,000....
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and i think katrina is a big reason for all of this. you know, everybody remembers, "brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," and all of the things that the government was saying back in the wake of katrina. but the fact is the government was very, very slow off the mark after that disaster, and people at every level this time around, scott, were determined that that wasn't going to happen again. we always have the so-called lessons learned after these kinds of things, and i think in this case you can say the government learned something from katrina, and it worked out pretty good. >> pelley: bob schieffer, chief washington correspondent, thank you very much. we all remember those scenes from hurricane katrina, where so many people were trapped in the superdome during that time, many without food and water, trapped there for days because the evacuation was not underway early enough to avoid the breaching of the levees. as we continue to track irene, we want to take a look back now at some of the images from the storm's journey up the eas
and i think katrina is a big reason for all of this. you know, everybody remembers, "brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," and all of the things that the government was saying back in the wake of katrina. but the fact is the government was very, very slow off the mark after that disaster, and people at every level this time around, scott, were determined that that wasn't going to happen again. we always have the so-called lessons learned after these kinds of things, and i think in...
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katrina wiped out 90% of this state's coastal buildings. charlie, nora? >> mark strassmann, thank you. even if you're far away from the gulf, isaac will affect you. that's because the storm is expected to push up gas prices by another 5 to 10 cents in the next week. rebecca jarvis is watching this for us. rebecca? >> charlie, good morning. and here's why this is happening. oil has to be refined to make gasoline, so when refineries shut down, there's less gasoline and prices go up, and that's exactly what's happening now because of isaac. more than 40% of u.s. refineries are along the gulf coast, and about half of them are directly in the path of isaac. many are either shut down or considering whether to stop production until the storm passes, and that has an impact at the pump. they supply all the states east of the rocky mountains with gasoline. analysts say they don't expect this storm to be as bad as katrina, which closed refineries, and those refineries should reopen within about two weeks. but in the past, flooding has kept plants closed longer, and
katrina wiped out 90% of this state's coastal buildings. charlie, nora? >> mark strassmann, thank you. even if you're far away from the gulf, isaac will affect you. that's because the storm is expected to push up gas prices by another 5 to 10 cents in the next week. rebecca jarvis is watching this for us. rebecca? >> charlie, good morning. and here's why this is happening. oil has to be refined to make gasoline, so when refineries shut down, there's less gasoline and prices go up,...
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mitch landrieu of lieutenant governor of louisiana when katrina hit. he is now the mayor of new orleans and joins us tonight. thank you, mayor. i wonder about your regulations, or your impressions from 10 years ago. >> wow, it was incredible. i mean, this entire staefs underwater. as you know, we lost 1800 of our brothers and sisters and our exphorgz fathers. it was really a very, very difficult time. but what happened amazingly that flood came in. so many people came to ouride. it really was a magnificent story of neighbor helping neighbor, and then everybody in the country, in the world coming to help us. so from a very grateful city one of the things we want to do this week is say thank you to the rest of the nation and to the rest of the world for helping lift us up. >> pauley: a question looms over your recovery and that is black incomes have fallen, black employment and poverty higher than before, while whites are more prosperous. >> the people of new orleans realize that katrina and rita did not cause all of our problems but what we have done in
mitch landrieu of lieutenant governor of louisiana when katrina hit. he is now the mayor of new orleans and joins us tonight. thank you, mayor. i wonder about your regulations, or your impressions from 10 years ago. >> wow, it was incredible. i mean, this entire staefs underwater. as you know, we lost 1800 of our brothers and sisters and our exphorgz fathers. it was really a very, very difficult time. but what happened amazingly that flood came in. so many people came to ouride. it really...
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and i rode out katrina. >> reporter: forecasters predict isaac will weaken as it moves over land the next 48 hours. now 56 parishes have issued emergency declarations and new orleans will be in a dusk till dawn curfew come nightfall. back to you. >> we just saw a couple people walking behind you and we know after katrina the police in new orleans had to deal with a lot of looting. it part of the reason for the curfew is that that's happening again? >> reporter: yes yes, absolutely. there have been some issues. the mayor said if you loot, plan on bearing an orange suit meaning the mandatory three year sentence for looting will definitely be imposed. they are issuing zero tolerance for anyone being out hindering the work of emergency responders. >> hard to imagine anybody would think about looting in a situation like this. thank you. >>> i'm in the tropic tracking center with more on some of those rescues. a lot of them have been in plaquemines parish just south of new orleans. before the sun rose neighbors were helping neighbors in boats and once the sun was up the national guard and
and i rode out katrina. >> reporter: forecasters predict isaac will weaken as it moves over land the next 48 hours. now 56 parishes have issued emergency declarations and new orleans will be in a dusk till dawn curfew come nightfall. back to you. >> we just saw a couple people walking behind you and we know after katrina the police in new orleans had to deal with a lot of looting. it part of the reason for the curfew is that that's happening again? >> reporter: yes yes,...
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a new exhibit is open at the museum downtown, called covering katrina. it shows how journalists reported on the disaster and the aftermath. it opens today and will be at the museum for the next year. >>> katrina destroyed thousands of homes on the gulf coast. five years later the rebuilding effort is going strong. doug walker has our story from mississippi. >> reporter: this is definitely a labor of love, hammers banging away in tandem, helping to build a new home for a needy coast family. >> downstairs, siding is being cut with meticulous care. you only get one shot at this. >> we have to cut the two by fours out. >> reporter: friendly guidance and advice is given out. for dennis from new jersey this is the work that warms his heart. >> feels good, humbles us a little bit to know that, you know, we've got nice houses up in new jersey that didn't get hit by the hurricane or any big natural disaster. >> amanda and her mom came from new jersey. eagle said it took a friendly arm twisting to convince mom to make the trek down south. >> i begged and begged my
a new exhibit is open at the museum downtown, called covering katrina. it shows how journalists reported on the disaster and the aftermath. it opens today and will be at the museum for the next year. >>> katrina destroyed thousands of homes on the gulf coast. five years later the rebuilding effort is going strong. doug walker has our story from mississippi. >> reporter: this is definitely a labor of love, hammers banging away in tandem, helping to build a new home for a needy...
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has your family recovered from katrina? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but many, like dollie owens, are still trying to find their footing. owens refused to leave her elderly and ailing parents in new orleans. when the hotel where they'd sought refuge flooded, we helped them get out. where are you going to go? >> we don't know. >> reporter: even now, owens wonders where she's headed. they talk so much about recovery and how much new orleans has recovered over these 10 years. >> yes. >> reporter: have you? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: why not? >> because, tracy, i'm still stuck. >> reporter: she lost her mother callie in 2007, her father solomon died in 2012. you can go back to new orleans? no there's nothing to go back to. >> reporter: she's renting a house in baton rouge. granddaughter jere, the baby in my lap 10 years ago, is now 11 and lives nearby. but despite all she's lost, dollly has kept her family together. >> through it all when i look at my children and my granddaughters they always give me the hope i will make it.
has your family recovered from katrina? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but many, like dollie owens, are still trying to find their footing. owens refused to leave her elderly and ailing parents in new orleans. when the hotel where they'd sought refuge flooded, we helped them get out. where are you going to go? >> we don't know. >> reporter: even now, owens wonders where she's headed. they talk so much about recovery and how much new orleans has recovered over these 10 years....
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. >> you're listening to a woman who was forced to start her life all over again after hurricane katrina. she and many other evacuees are upset over a settlement check they say is just a slap in the face. >>> in spite of clouds moving in, temps upper 70s, low 80s, a decent evening ahead. but weather issues to discuss for friday and saturday. your forecast coming up shortly. >>> we are back with what's trending, route now online. simpson's infamous white bronco is making a return. >> it will be featured on pawn stars on the history channel. the show is based out of a las vegas pawn show and o.j.'s former agent will try and sell it. he bought it from al cowlings. remember that name? 22 years ago. he says it still runs fine. cowlings famously drove it on an l.a. freeway with o.j. in the back seat back in 1994. that episode airs next monday. >>> red heads make up about 2% of the world's population, if you didn't know, but could soon get their own emojis. check them out here. kind cool. thmp released around 60 pictures of ginger emojis and if they get approved by apple, they will show up on y
. >> you're listening to a woman who was forced to start her life all over again after hurricane katrina. she and many other evacuees are upset over a settlement check they say is just a slap in the face. >>> in spite of clouds moving in, temps upper 70s, low 80s, a decent evening ahead. but weather issues to discuss for friday and saturday. your forecast coming up shortly. >>> we are back with what's trending, route now online. simpson's infamous white bronco is making...
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back together with katrina. >> someone was walking up behind me. i still jumped. >> reporter: one of the suspects pleaded guilty earlier this year and is now facing eight years in prison. the other suspect was arrested yesterday. >> i always believed because i believe in god, i always believed they were going to catch them. >> reporter: her daughter turned five years old today and according to her mother is a happy and healthy little girl. >> she is doing great. >> reporter: katrina says she is doing well though 16 months and several surgeries after the attack she still gets extremely emotional talking about it. >> i don't even want to live in maryland anymore. >> reporter: and believes the scars from that terrible night, both physical and emotional, will be with her forever. >> being a christian, i can forgive. i've forgiven them for what they've done, but i'm never going to forget. >> reporter: the second suspect in the case who was arrested yesterday is now being held without bond. if convicted, she could face up to 50 years in prison. anita. >>
back together with katrina. >> someone was walking up behind me. i still jumped. >> reporter: one of the suspects pleaded guilty earlier this year and is now facing eight years in prison. the other suspect was arrested yesterday. >> i always believed because i believe in god, i always believed they were going to catch them. >> reporter: her daughter turned five years old today and according to her mother is a happy and healthy little girl. >> she is doing great....
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. >> after katrina and more than $14 billion is this. a 133-mile system of levees and flood walls surrounded by 24 storm proofed pumping stations. >> we're in a universe different than we were prior to katrina. >> army corps of engineers helped oversee the destruction of the levee system. she deployed teams to the gulf coast so they can activate the protection system ahead of isaac. >> so you look at the heartbeat of the unified operations center. you can see there are monitors behind us. we are watching storms, because we are getting ready for isaac. >> she says it's designed to withstand a storm similar to hurricane katrina. forecasters are concerned with isaac's storm surge, which is expected to be 6 to 12 feet. still dangerous. >> it is pretty significant storm surge. even though the storm right now, which is a category 1 storm, which is forecasted to be that at land fall, it's a large system and because of its large size, it will have a significant impact. >> we have built these tremendous flood walls and surge barriers out in these
. >> after katrina and more than $14 billion is this. a 133-mile system of levees and flood walls surrounded by 24 storm proofed pumping stations. >> we're in a universe different than we were prior to katrina. >> army corps of engineers helped oversee the destruction of the levee system. she deployed teams to the gulf coast so they can activate the protection system ahead of isaac. >> so you look at the heartbeat of the unified operations center. you can see there are...
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he treated us-- jordan tweeted us that he had to pay back the money he got after katrina and another told us she had to pay back $20,000 and others told us similar stories. many of you were up in arms not just because fema wanted the money back but also because it took so long after the storm for them to collect from alan. she posted on her facebook page 12 years? that's on them. things fall off of credit after seven years. we spent weeks making phone calls and writing to fema to get at one point we were on hold for more than two hours without ever getting through to a real person. one day after the story aired and in response to our follow- up questions, fema sent us the most complete explanation about what happened. they say alan, who moved to dc after katrina, received something called other needs assistance for personal property lost during the storm and flood. in 2007, fema says it began an internal review of students in dorms who received those funds. fema said it did not contacted students whose cases were under review to avoid unnecessary stress in the event those payments tu
he treated us-- jordan tweeted us that he had to pay back the money he got after katrina and another told us she had to pay back $20,000 and others told us similar stories. many of you were up in arms not just because fema wanted the money back but also because it took so long after the storm for them to collect from alan. she posted on her facebook page 12 years? that's on them. things fall off of credit after seven years. we spent weeks making phone calls and writing to fema to get at one...
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after katrina hit, this area was under more than 20 feet of water. since then, the army corps of engineers spent $14 billion to build bigger, stronger levees and walls just like this one. new orleans is now protected by 133 miles of new levees and floodwalls. many people outside the levy system are being told to evacuate. bruce harris lives inside the walls and is staying. >> before katrina, we were real vulnerable. now we're not because of all the levees and improvements they made. >> reporter: harris believes those improvements will keep him safe during the storm. drew levinson, cbs news, new orleans. >> a state of emergency has been declared in mississippi and alabama as well. 8,000 people on alabama's coast were told to get out. for the latest on tropical storm isaac, let's go to our chief meteorologist, topper shutt. >> it hasn't strengthed into a hurricane just yet, but is still a high end tropical storm. winds right now are sustained at 70. the storm is 190 miles southeast of the mouth of the mississippi. movement is now northwest at 10. it sl
after katrina hit, this area was under more than 20 feet of water. since then, the army corps of engineers spent $14 billion to build bigger, stronger levees and walls just like this one. new orleans is now protected by 133 miles of new levees and floodwalls. many people outside the levy system are being told to evacuate. bruce harris lives inside the walls and is staying. >> before katrina, we were real vulnerable. now we're not because of all the levees and improvements they made....
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earlier at a traditional jazz funeral in the french quarter, they agreed to bury katrina and her grief with her. >> put away all the memories and start anew. >> reporter: but the memories are still all over the city, from markings left by search teams to the homes that still stand vacant. president obama assured a crowd that rebuilding is still a priority. >> my administration is going to stand along with you and fight alongside you until the job is done. >> reporter: the tourists who are here have put katrina behind them, but tourism is down from where it was years ago. >> reporter: it was standing room only in this hall. leroy jones says most of his fellow artists are back. >> most people are playing the music with more passion than they've ever played before. >> most musicians have changed the landscape of this historic city. >> the president also addressed the clean up of the bp oil spill, promising his administration would stick around until that job was done. >>> we've got an important beef recall notice tonight. thousands of pounds of ground beef has been recalled. this is after
earlier at a traditional jazz funeral in the french quarter, they agreed to bury katrina and her grief with her. >> put away all the memories and start anew. >> reporter: but the memories are still all over the city, from markings left by search teams to the homes that still stand vacant. president obama assured a crowd that rebuilding is still a priority. >> my administration is going to stand along with you and fight alongside you until the job is done. >> reporter:...
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wanita lost her family home in katrina. saving her insurance money and for about $60,000, camp ministries is building her a new one. >> i have been here for 57 years. and it's somebody that rips out my heart. >> reporter: but billy gilmore wants to head to the coast. >> i loved the coast, but this is just too much. >> reporter: for now, she just can't afford to leave. >> reporter: about 175 families here in mississippi are still living in fema trailers. that's down from 45,000. but derek, also a lot of people are still living in their gutted out homes that they own, but they just can't afford to fix up. >> so why can't they afford to fix those homes up? are the government at fault, do they blame insurance companies? what's going on? >> reporter: a little bit of everything. some people got government grant money that went quickly, especially in the beginning. we're talking about five years later now. also, the insurance cost are triple what they once were. if you've got government money, you have to have insurance. the prope
wanita lost her family home in katrina. saving her insurance money and for about $60,000, camp ministries is building her a new one. >> i have been here for 57 years. and it's somebody that rips out my heart. >> reporter: but billy gilmore wants to head to the coast. >> i loved the coast, but this is just too much. >> reporter: for now, she just can't afford to leave. >> reporter: about 175 families here in mississippi are still living in fema trailers. that's down...
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hurricane katrina left more than 1,000 dead and much of new orleans under water. reconstruction would take years, hundreds of thousands fled the devastated city. many who have returned still face the lingering effects of their experience. especially the youngest survivors. here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: when the levies broke, the superdome became housing of last resort, a life-and-death struggle for stranded residents, including thousands of children like danielle mollett. >> i have to put my fears aside and try to see, what can i do to get out of this situation. >> reporter: danielle, then 11, was trapped in the attic of her house with her 64-year-old grandmother. after two days and nights without food or water, her grandmother's health started to fail. they were rescued by boat and taken through a maze of human suffering and death to the superdome. >> i went to go tap her, like, grandma, come on, get up so we can get dressed. she didn't respond. >> reporter: on their second night, her grandmother died on her cot. >> that was my first time dealing with some
hurricane katrina left more than 1,000 dead and much of new orleans under water. reconstruction would take years, hundreds of thousands fled the devastated city. many who have returned still face the lingering effects of their experience. especially the youngest survivors. here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: when the levies broke, the superdome became housing of last resort, a life-and-death struggle for stranded residents, including thousands of children like danielle mollett. >>...
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hurricane harvey is all too familiar for victims of hurricane katrina. michelle miller is in louisiana. >> reporter: we are headed toward lake charles, louisiana, about three hours east of houston. it is bracing it itself as tropical storm harvey should make landfall tomorrow morning. the rain in lake charles has been steady the last four days, but last night it became dangerous. nearly 200 residents were forced to evacuate, some 600 national guardsmen here have been put on harvey duty. now, remember that hurricane katrina did not impact this region, even though it's just a few hours and speak of katrina, this is the 12th anniversary of that horrific storm, and as harvey moves its way east, new orleans is in its path. that city is without 12 of its drainage pumps. anthony. >> mason: michelle miller in louisiana. thanks. and coming up next on the cbs evening news, president trump warns north korea after firing a ballistic missile over japan. ti. i've had it up to here! it's been month after month of fiber. weeks taking probiotics! days and nights of laxat
hurricane harvey is all too familiar for victims of hurricane katrina. michelle miller is in louisiana. >> reporter: we are headed toward lake charles, louisiana, about three hours east of houston. it is bracing it itself as tropical storm harvey should make landfall tomorrow morning. the rain in lake charles has been steady the last four days, but last night it became dangerous. nearly 200 residents were forced to evacuate, some 600 national guardsmen here have been put on harvey duty....